“Right then," Campbell began, his tone so civil it was offensive. "May I have your name for the record, Miss...?"
"Eliza Braun," Eliza sneered. "Here, I'll spell it for you -- B-U-G-G-E-R-O-F-F.”
― quote from The Janus Affair
“Be that as it may, we were--and no doubt, still are--held under scrutiny, with that whole Phoenix Society brouhaha. It is imperative we remain on our best behaviour, a feat that you did not exactly manage effortlessly with your shenanigans in Edinburgh.”
― quote from The Janus Affair
“Nay, you attract mayhem, chaos, and anarchy wherever your delicate feet tread. Around you there is no such thing as a coincidence."
"Why do you think it is always me, Director?" Eliza protested. "It could be Books. My father always told me to beware the quiet ones!”
― quote from The Janus Affair
“Oh dear Lord." Switching his glare from the street urchin to his partner, Wellington whispered tersely, "You failed to mention this part of the plan!"
"Which part, Welly?"
"The part where the toddler is in charge!”
― quote from The Janus Affair
“They had to pass the eel-jelly stand to get there—but that still did not put the women off. Watching Londoners slurp down with real relish something that looked like it had been sneezed out of their noses was another oddness that Eliza had not quite gotten used to. The smell alone convinced her that everyone in line was completely mad. “And”
― quote from The Janus Affair
“Wellington Books was looking less than dapper. His coif was rumpled,”
― quote from The Janus Affair
“Sir Francis Bacon once said, ‘A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.”
― quote from The Janus Affair
“As Shakespeare attested, there are more things on heaven and earth than are dreamt of. In these days of modern marvels that is even more so.”
― quote from The Janus Affair
“there is a fine line between insanity and stupidity.”
― quote from The Janus Affair
“As for the repelling equipment she had used to gain entry, it disappeared in a flash once she pressed the detonator’s trigger.”
― quote from The Janus Affair
“Wellington’s morning tea tickled his nose. He took it into his hands and gave a few soft blows before enjoying its mid-morning bite.”
― quote from The Janus Affair
“Once more unto the breach," Wellington grumbled in the stillness of the carriage.
Eliza looked up from the address Douglas had given her. "Sorry, Welly, what was that?"
"Shakespeare. I always recite it just before placing my career in harm's way, or have you not noticed that when we began casually stepping out of Ministry protocol?"
"And here I thought you were whispering sweet nothings in my ear when you were spontaneously breaking out into passages from Romeo and Juliet yesterday."
"You failed to notice I was reciting the scene at Juliet's tomb.”
― quote from The Janus Affair
“The crown was a bobble, a piece of jewellery, like a queen was merely a physical representation”
― quote from The Janus Affair
“How far did we go that night?”
His gaze dropped to the neck of my tank top and the curves of my breasts. “Second base”.”
“Shirt on?”
“Off. We were both topless. Topless cuddles are best.” He watched as I absorbed the information, his face close to mine.
“Bra?”
“Absolutely not.”
― Kylie Scott, quote from Lick
“The difference lies in the fact that in Istanbul the remains of a glorious past civilization are everywhere visible. No matter how ill-kept, no matter how neglected or hemmed in they are by concrete monstrosities, the great mosques and other monuments of the city, as well as the lesser detritus of empire in every side street and corner—the little arches, fountains, and neighborhood mosques—inflict heartache on all who live among them. These”
― Orhan Pamuk, quote from Istanbul: Memories and the City
“... please Lady... Do not speak of it. I was young and foolish."
"You most certainly were."
"You are cruel, Evanna.”
― Darren Shan, quote from Hunters of the Dusk
“Some mate," Karl Framm said with contempt. "Hell, that little stern-wheeler we're chasin' don't draw nothin'. After a good rain, she could steam halfway across the city of N'Orleans without ever noticin' that she'd left the river.”
― George R.R. Martin, quote from Fevre Dream
“f a physician of high standing, and one’s own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression—a slight hysterical tendency—what is one to do? . . .
So I take phosphates or phosphites—whichever it is, and tonics, and journeys, and air, and exercise, and am absolutely forbidden to “work” until I am well again.
Personally, I disagree with their ideas . . .”
― Charlotte Perkins Gilman, quote from The Yellow Wall-Paper
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